Designed specifically in celebration for the 4^th of July. Sorry for the long wait everyone, life has been busy, but I've been working on another ship. I decided to take a few hours on the 4th to celebrate. Enjoy!

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Independence

Slow Work

Hey all, sorry for the recent lack of updates. Life has been busy, you know how it gets. I will say that I'm currently working on a new ship for a new faction, and have several other designs drawn out to work on down the road. It's a different design from anything I've done yet, and so it's constantly undergoing revisions and re-designs. If anyone visiting has any ideas or thoughts about what they've seen here, feel free to let me know, either here or at starmadeblueprints.com.

HIGHLAND

The Highland is a recently developed corvette-sized long-range exploration ship. Designed by the Haltachi Corporation, it is defended by six anti-fighter turrets and one medium-sized cannon, with enough shields to give it the time to either defeat or escape any attackers. Designed to be as efficient as possible, it operates with a crew of four, while providing as much comfort as possible.
The primary purpose of the Highland is to explore new regions of space, to discover what else exists and what other civilizations inhabit the cosmos.
Because the Haltachi Corporation is aligned with neither the Calthrian Federation or the Maltrin Empire, Highland-class vessels have been purchased by both sides and are frequently seen scouting new planets and sectors in search of supplies or base locations.

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Highland

CAPTAIN'S SHUTTLE

Designed with only one purpose in mind, that was the safe transport of any high-ranking official between ships and stations. A new design, it has first seen service aboard the USF Telithra, although there are current plans to distribute them to newer fleet command ships as they are brought into service. Equipped with mild shielding and several cannons, it is able to defend itself for a short period until help can arrive.

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Captain's Shuttle

USF HARK

Odd, different, and generally considered somewhat ugly, the Hark-class Carrier was a fast-tracked design project, intended to provide a way of quickly moving a large number of smaller ships to and from combat zones. Part-way through construction, the original design was thrown out due to a large number of design flaws that provided for significant structural weakness. The entire engineering section was removed, taking out the internally-housed engines, power plant, and energy storage bays. Replacing that design were four independent external units, each housing its own power generation, energy storage, and engines. The result was a ship that could operate with damage to several engine sections, and at full power could move faster than any other ship in the fleet.


The plans for several external observation bridges were thrown out as well, opting instead for a new design that housed the central command station inside the ship, using new technologies to monitor ongoing events while keeping the crew much safer. The ship is protected by 36 Heavy Anti-Fighter Turrets spaced around the outside hull of the hanger bays. However, this does leave the rear of the ship vulnerable to attack.


The Hark-class carrier is capable of transporting over 200 ships within its two massive docking bays, from fighters to several Telran-class corvettes. The Hark Carrier is the first ship to carry the new Trelin MK2 Fighter and the Merskin Bomber.

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USF Hark

MERSKIN BOMBER

Informally inspired by the Gallin Heavy Fighter, the Merskin Bomber was built with the idea of combining a heavy-hitting platform with the small size of a fighter. Sporting twin multi-cannons, along with two bow guns and two missile launcher, the Merskin packs a very strong punch in a very compact form. It is fairly maneuverable for its size, which is good because since it was introduced, it has become an instant target for all enemy fighters. Its two multi-cannons are capable of shredding any fighter that comes near it within seconds, while its small defense turret provides limited covering fire during strafing runs on larger vessels.

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Merskin Bomber

TRELIN MK2 FIGHTER

The decision to overhaul the Trelin-class fighter came after watching battle performance reviews and analyzing statistics of multiple encounters. While the Trelin performed fairly well, it had several design flaws which were costing many more lives than the Federation Nval Command was willing to have. A design board was given three weeks to create a new, better design. The Trelin MK2 was the result. Nearly double the mass due to using stronger hull plating, larger, the shield strength was nearly quadrupled from the original design. Its speed was slightly better, with more efficient power generation capabilities. Even the weapons, which were already decent, were given an overhaul, providing a small boost in strength. While not as suited for atmospheric combat as its predecessor, in most every way the Trelin MK2 is considered superior to the original design. However, its deployment has been limited due to the vastly increased cost of production, nearly 5 times more expensive.

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Trelin MK2 Fighter